Located at 800 N. Alameda Street, Union Station was designed by the father and son team of John Parkinson and Donald B. Parkinson, and opened in May 1939. The structure combines Spanish Colonial, Mission Revival, and Streamline Modern style, with Moorish architectural details. It was named the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal (LAUPT), until Catellus Development officially changed the name to Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS). In 1980 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places, Building #80000811. Photo of art consultant, Herman Sachs, shown inspecting some of the tile work at Union Station.
Sachs, Herman Union Passenger Terminal (Los Angeles, Calif.) Railroad stations--California--Los Angeles Tiles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Interiors--California--Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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